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The unnamed C4-S-A1-design transport was laid down under a United States Maritime Commission contract (MC Hull No. 702) on 22 February 1943 at Richmond, California, by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3; named General Harry Taylor (AP-145) on 2 October 1943; launched on 10 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Mamie M. McHugh; acquired by the Navy on 29 March 1944; placed in ferry commission on 1 April 1944 ...
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
File:Lake Michigan Wreck Dive - SS Wisconsin, Waukegan, IL (north of Chicago), summer 2012.webm
The tragedy happened two days after the U.S. Coast Guard called off a search for a diving instructor who disappeared last week while diving a shipwreck, the U.S.S. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, farther ...
A wreck, possibly that of Vernon was found in 1908 by two fishermen, 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 5 miles (8.0 km) off shore in 300 feet (91.4 m) of water. [26] The wreck of Vernon was located in 1969 by Kent Bellrichard of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [27] She rests intact in 210 feet (64 m) of water, northeast of Two Rivers.
The debris field was found close to the Titanic wreck
In 1920 the Atlanta was purchased by the Leathem & Smith Towing and Wrecking Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin who began salvaging her wreck on August 11, 1920. A diver named Perl Purdy and some other divers salvaged the Atlanta 's engine, boilers and any valuable cargo that they could find. [ 5 ]
Space Launch Delta 30 personnel at Vandenberg issued the destruct command after spotting an anomaly as the intercontinental ballistic missile flew over the Pacific Ocean at 12:06 a.m.